Lyca Kovai Kings vs Salem Spartans, 1st Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

G Periyaswamy to Abhishek Tanwar, out U Mukilesh Run Out!! Good fielding by M Ashwin from backward point. Dabbed in front of him and he gets there, with one stump to aim at, he hits direct. U Mukilesh is just short as he doesn't dive. The ball ricochets away and they take two more runs before the third umpire is called for. Who makes the call. U Mukilesh run out (Murugan Ashwin) 1(1)

G Periyaswamy to Abhishek Tanwar, FOUR, anti-climactic! It's a full-toss down leg and glanced fine for a boundary

G Periyaswamy to Sai Sudharsan, out Caught by Ferrario!! Now G Periyaswamy takes out Sai Sudharsan. Two in two and he is on a hat-trick. The slower again does the trick. Sai Sudharsan is through with the loft a bit too early and can only sky it straight to the fielder at long-on. End of a tremendous innings though. Sai Sudharsan c Ferrario b G Periyaswamy 87(43) [4s-8 6s-5]

G Periyaswamy to Shahrukh Khan, out Caught by Shankar!! SRK goes second ball and that's a big wicket. At this stage of the innings. An off-pace length ball, Shahrukh Khan swings but doesn't connect and the ball is dying on Shankar who runs forward from long-on to complete a smart catch. G Periyaswamy has his arms aloft in celebration. Shahrukh Khan c Shankar b G Periyaswamy 1(2)

Shankar to R Kavin, out Caught by Ferrario!! Good catch by the captain. He is at the edge of the circle at extra-cover and moves swiftly to his left to catch the lofted drive. Shankar with his first wicket. R Kavin c Ferrario b Shankar 33(41) [4s-2]

B Praanesh to Sai Sudharsan, wide, the pressure is telling on B Praanesh. Well outside off and Sushil fumbles but does enough to prevent the bye

B Praanesh to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, mid-on is inside and what does Sai Sudharsan do? Full and outside off, the bottom hand takes over and the lofted hit clears the fielder easily

M Ganesh Moorthi to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, he is targetting the off-side boundaries. Sees the shortish delivery and carves this over extra-cover. Went back and put it away. Deliberately hit in the air over the fielder

M Ganesh Moorthi to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, what a shot. Gets forward and then lifts this length ball wide of long-off. He continues to impress

Murugan Ashwin to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, right in his slot and he goes straight for six. This is great hitting. Clean and flat into the sightscreen. Murugan Ashwin taking a hammering

Murugan Ashwin to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, smashed by Sai Sudharsan. When it is pitched up, he doesn't hold back, lofts it wide of long-on

Shankar to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, 50 for Sai Sudharsan and it is the maiden one in this year's edition. The dugout is up on their feet. Gets there with a short-arm jab to deep mid-wicket

Shankar to R Kavin, FOUR, good improvisation from R Kavin. Gets inside the line and helps the short ball with a pull wide of short fine

Shankar to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, clean. One bounce over the ropes. Picks the slower delivery on off and lofts over Shankar's head

Shankar to R Kavin, 1 run, dragged down slower short ball, R Kavin muscles it to long-on

Murugan Ashwin to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, the free-hit goes for four as well. Slips it down leg, needed just a tickle and it's been met with a firm sweep. No chance for deep backward square leg who watched the ball reach the fine leg fence

Murugan Ashwin to Sai Sudharsan, no ball, SIX, high full-toss, over the waist and that's a double-whammy. Swung all the way over mid-wicket

G Periyaswamy to R Kavin, FOUR, full on middle and leg, finally, Kavin gets some proper connection and whacks it over mid-wicket

G Periyaswamy to R Kavin, no run, dropped! Kavin gets a reprieve. Toe-ends this to extra cover, the fielder dives and pouches it but as his elbow landed on the turf, it popped out. Salem won't mind though as it's Kavin, who's really struggling

Ferrario to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, friendly full toss, Sudharsan was taken aback seeing it. Swipes it across the line, didn't get off the meat. However, enough timber on it to land on the ad cushions at deep mid-wicket

Ferrario to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, Sudharsan has been brutally harsh to anything that is pitched up. Gets underneath this and smacks it straight over the bowler's head. One bounce and over the ropes

M Ganesh Moorthi to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, bowls in the arc and that seems to be Sudharsan's strong zone. Opens his shoulders and butchers it into the P terrace

M Ganesh Moorthi to R Kavin, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off, stabbed away to long-off

Shankar to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, shortish, Sudharsan rides the bounce and nails the pull behind square. Perfect placement and earns his second boundary

Shankar to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, a very minimal push from Sudharsan and this outfield is lightning quick. It threads the gap at extra cover and no stopping at all

M Ganesh Moorthi to Raju, out Caught by Akshay Srinivasan!! Taken at mid-off. The dangerous Raju has been ambushed. Moorthi gets the reward. Fired it quicker outside leg, the newer ball just zips through and messes up Raju's timing as he skews it after losing his balance to mid-off. Akshay snaffles it in front of his face. Raju c Akshay Srinivasan b M Ganesh Moorthi 33(20) [4s-4 6s-2]

G Periyaswamy to Raju, FOUR, up and over cover. Spoils the over for Periyaswamy. Nipping away outside off, width for Raju is a big no... the southpaw unfurls his horizontal bat-face and flays it over cover-point

B Praanesh to Raju, FOUR, finishes the over with a boundary. 20 runs coming off it. Blockbuster start for Kovai. Too short and wide of off, Raju reaches out and slaps it powerfully through cover. Praanesh's morale has been dented early here

B Praanesh to Raju, SIX, here he goes again. The pocket-rocket Raju is on fire. His partner is yet to face a ball here. What confidence. Advances down the track, converts this into a full delivery and blasts it high and handsomely down the ground. This sails a long way into the vacant stands

B Praanesh to Raju, SIX, pulled away over square leg and it's gone over the ropes. Praanesh digs it in short, but Raju was ready for it. Half-crouches and seizes the opportunity..

B Praanesh to Raju, FOUR, straight as an arrow! This is eye-catching stuff from Raju. Holds his shape, shifts his weight forward and beautifully lofts it with a full-bat face down the ground. This one is for the cameras as he admires the shot

Shankar to Raju, FOUR, floaty fuller length delivery just outside off, Raju accepts it gleefully. Flexes his arms and lifts it over mid-on. First boundary of this edition and also the first runs off the bat